Sentences with phrase «thousands of immigrants»

With hundreds of thousands of immigrant students entering our schools annually, many of whom are coming to the country as political refugees, education leaders must have the foresight to create school communities that provide academic and social - emotional structures to improve students» chances of academic success.
The weather is changing a lot,» said Margaret Orzco, who has lived here three years and is one of thousands of immigrants in this struggling, working - class neighborhood.
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Federal officials are no longer considering a former defense plant in Bethpage as a relocation site for thousands of immigrant children flooding into the country, according to Long Island officials.
Environmental Charter Schools is deeply disappointed in this action, which places hundreds of thousands of immigrant students benefiting from our public education system in jeopardy.
For over 6000 years, it's been the meeting place for everyone from the earliest First Nations people, through to the fur traders, hunters, settlers, and thousands of immigrants who've made their way to where the Red River and Assiniboine River meet.
He added: «The reference to the tens of thousands of immigrants rather than hundreds of thousands is not part of the coalition agreement, it is Tory party policy only.»
A financially troubled Lutheran church in Commack may host some of the tens of thousands of immigrant children illegally crossing the United States» border with Mexico mainly to reunite with family here.
CCSA will continue to advocate for the tens of thousands of immigrant families in our charter school community.
Also at 1 p.m., immigration advocates deliver hundreds of petitions to protect health care access for thousands of immigrant New Yorkers, outside Cuomo's office, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.
Cuomo warned congressional Democrats to «exercise extreme caution» in negotiating a deal with Trump aimed at restoring an Obama - era program that has shielded thousands of immigrant students and young adults in the U.S. without documentation from deportation.
Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ SEIU — which represents thousands of immigrant workers — said that Schneiderman is proving that New York «welcomes DREAMers,» and also praised Cuomo for his role in the effort.
That policy position «puts thousands of immigrants needlessly in the crosshairs of ICE,» Menchaca said.
Monthly meetings feature guest speakers with wide - ranging expertise, which offers Task Force members access to resources and establishes partnerships that enable them to more efficiently serve thousands of immigrant New Yorkers.
Since then, I've helped thousands of immigrants enter the US, start businesses in the US, or be allowed to work, and later on bring their families and slowly become integrated into our communities.
A second bill sponsored by Crespo reduces the maximum sentence for misdemeanor offenses by one day from one year to 364 days, an apparent technicality that could potentially spare thousands of immigrants from deportation under federal law over certain lesser offenses.
The government has arrested thousands of immigrants in the country illegally and threatened to withhold funding from sanctuary jurisdictions, which limit cooperation between local and federal immigration authorities.
Several of those players spent their formative years in Les Ulis, an isolated project of mid-20th Century tower blocks, without its own train station, where thousands of immigrant families from Africa and Arabia arrived in the»50s,»60s and»70s.
«Thousands of immigrants deserve to receive compensation,» said New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
De Blasio said that the DACA repeal means hundreds of thousands of immigrants nationwide, and more than 30,000 in New York City «now have their lives in limbo.»
One of the issues that led to the shutdown was Democrats insistence that Republicans include a path to legal status for hundreds of thousands of immigrant youth brought to the country as children in the spending bill.
This lighthouse has been in use since 1848 and was a signal for thousands of immigrants at sea that land was near after many months at sea.
Thousands of immigrants arrive annually from mainland China to cities and villages throughout Africa.
In the year it existed, it housed thousands of immigrants, with amenities and sites of worship emerging almost organically.
We have represented over one hundred corporations, and have successfully processed thousands of immigrant and non-immigrant petitions for their employees.
«Thousands of immigrants who had their trust abused and their money stolen by these organizations deserve to receive compensation, and now they can,» New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a press release.
«The reference to the tens of thousands of immigrants rather than hundreds of thousands is not part of the coalition agreement, it is Tory party policy only,» Mr Cable told the BBC.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Sunday warned congressional Democrats to «exercise extreme caution» in negotiating a deal with President Donald Trump aimed at restoring an Obama - era program that has shielded thousands of immigrant students and young adults in the U.S. without documentation from deportation.
As the debate on immigration gets hotter and hotter, and thousands of immigrant workers consider a massive strike and boycott on May 1st, people have gotten a lot more curious about the living conditions in the countries that immigrants leave behind when they come to the U.S. Of the ills that many people flee in Mexico, environmental pollution is not the least of them.
The Trump administration's decision to end DACA puts thousands of immigrant students and teachers squarely in the crosshairs of the federal government, threatening young people who are bettering themselves and their communities.
Project Citizenship serves thousands of immigrants each year through the assistance of more than 750 pro bono volunteers and attorneys.
The Chart has helped hundreds of advocates to help thousands of immigrants.
It is an epic journey, one thousands of immigrant children make each year to find their mothers in the United States.
For thousands of immigrants, after many months at sea, Cape Otway was their first sight of land after leaving Europe.
«The reference to the tens of thousands of immigrants rather than hundreds of thousands is not part of the coalition agreement, it is Tory party policy only.»
It seems, however, that Canada is missing the opportunity of harnessing the real skills of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, while waiting for our graduates to get up to speed.
Roman Catholicism had grown tremendously because of the arrival of hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
The two Democrats say ending the program allowing hundreds of thousands of immigrants to remain in the United States is cruel and unwarranted.
«Thousands of immigrants who had their trust abused and their money stolen by these organizations deserve to receive compensation, and now they can,» Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a press release.
«The members of my Immigration Task Force advocate on behalf of tens of thousands of immigrants each year.
More than 50 people showed up to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in San Antonio at 8940 Fourwinds Dr. Tuesday afternoon to protest the thousands of immigrant women and children being held in the Karnes and Dilly detention centers, where families can be detained for months on end or even close to a year.
The deadline set off an immediate scramble for tens of thousands of immigrants to renew their applications over the next four weeks, most dramatically in Houston and Miami as they deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and threat of Hurricane Irma.
For thousands of immigrants, Cape Otway was the first sight of land after many months of sea travel from Europe or North America.
Exploring two diverse locales, this duo of exhibitions investigates contrasting everyday experiences Horesh's (b. 1975) work records the reality of life in Neve Sha'anan, a neighbourhood in Israel home to thousands of immigrants and refugees, whilst Bush's (b. 1987) series explores notions of identity in the west, using pop culture and Americana to reconstruct established tropes.
Thousands of immigrants and supporters join the Defend DACA March in Los Angeles in September to oppose the President Trump's ordered end to DACA protections.
«This is a strike against the thousands of immigrants in California currently incarcerated in often deplorable conditions, in one of the state's 10 immigration jails.
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